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Secret CoventryEpisodes

  1. Walking through Coventry's 'oldest rooms'

    The "Priests' Rooms" at Holy Trinity Church are believed to date back to the 13th century

  2. The Willenhall plane crash that claimed five lives

    Just before 10am on Wednesday, December 21st, in 1994, a Boeing 737 crashed in Coventry.

  3. The medieval tapestry at St. Mary’s Guildhall

    The Coventry Tapestry is thought to be the oldest still in its original place in Britain.

  4. The IRA bicycle bombing of Coventry

    Just days before the outbreak of WWII, an IRA bomb exploded in Broadgate.

  5. The Coventry spot in 'The Italian Job'

    The iconic Mini car chase scene from the classic 1969 movie was filmed in Stoke Aldermoor

  6. The Coventry Gladiator buried at St. Michael's churchyard

    Explore fascinating stories from Coventry.

  7. The church that survived the Coventry Blitz

    On the night of the Coventry Blitz , 550 German Luftwaffe rained down on the city.

  8. Mary Anne Higgins the Coventry Poisoner

    On 22 March 1831 William Higgins died an agonising death at his house on Spon Street.

  9. Hillfields pub landlady murder remains unsolved

    The killing of a Coventry landlady remains West Midland Police's oldest unsolved murder.

  10. Highfield Road, Coventry: Rise of Women’s Football

    Along with many aspects of home life, World War One affected sport.

  11. Coventry's part in 'Back to the Future'

    The history of Coventry's part in making the iconic car – the DeLorean.

  12. Coventry's Ghost Tour

    BBC CWR's Richard Williams goes on the hunt for Coventry Cathedral's ghostly visitors.

  13. Coventry's conjoined twins

    Anna and Barbara Rozycki were the UK's first successfully separate conjoined twins.

  14. Coventry: Where the modern bicycle was born

    The modern bicycle was invented in Coventry by John Kemp Starley in 1885.

  15. Coventry home of first recorded witchcraft trial

    BBC CWR's Richard Williams embarked on a witch hunt with expert Jo Phillips.

  16. Climbing the tower of Coventry's Holy Trinity Church

    BBC CWR's Richard Williams gets a rare chance to explore the tower of Holy Trinity.

  17. Circus performers buried at London Road cemetary

    Cousins Ellen and William were performers who were killed by animals they trained.